Take A Walk Around Burghwallis
It is a great pleasure to see the splendour of spring in its full glory. Take a leisurely “walk” around the village in the video. A video walk around the old part of Burghwallis filmed during spiring of 2020
Village Flag Lowered
The village flag has today been lowered to mark the passing of George Klaiber, a long time resident of the village. It will remain down for 7 days in line with the Parish Council policy. Further information will be published as it becomes available, though, […]
A Breath of Spring An Hour At a Time
As we all endure the effects of the lockdown, siege or circuit breaker; the description depending on which country you live in, there are signs in Burghwallis that spring is indeed sprung. This good news is this ‘spring’ has nothing to do with a fly […]
Passing Places Become a Squeeze
Whilst we are trying to keep reasonably fit walking in open spaces and maintaining social distancing there are times when this can be a squeeze. The Pig factory planning application raised the issue of where large lorries can squeeze over to allow passing traffic along […]
Doncaster Council Launches Doncaster Community Hub
Doncaster Council has launched a Community Hub in response to the COVID-19 crisis, to ensure the most vulnerable people across the borough will be supported during the coming weeks. Doncaster Community Hub, is a partnership between Doncaster Council, Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust (DCLT), Age UK and […]
Daily Prayers Burghwallis
The Curate of St Helen’s Burghwallis and St Mary Magdalen Campsall, Revd Chris Herbert is lighting a candle in his front window each evening at 7 pm. At this time he is offering prayers for parishioners. If you would like prayer said for anyone please […]
St Helen’s Church
With the closure of St Helen’s during the pandemic Revd’s Richard Walton and Chris Herbert are publishing a weekly newsletter to maintain contact with the congregations Burghwallis and Campsall. The first newsletter can found below, we will publish further newsletters as they are published.
Scorcher Hills Lane Hedgerow Repaired
A valiant team planted 200 new whips along Scorcher Hills Lane. Replacing the trees that had failed to thrive after the original planting programme four years ago, (and a supplementary planting a couple of years ago), and some that had been vandalised, the future looks […]
Burghwallis Website Gets Secure
In this day and age of hackers and nasty folk it is necessary to try and block their sticky fingers from messing about with a website. A few years back a friendly lady or gentleman from Eastern Europe decided to trash our site, just because […]
Climate Change Doncaster
The winds, rain, flooding, and melting icecaps are taking their toll on the diversity and nature around Doncaster. You can join a movement that wants to try and repair some of the damage. In September 2019, Doncaster declared a Climate and Biodiversity Emergency in recognition […]